Located 340 kms from Campo Grande, the capital of the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, the lodge, “Pousada do Xaraés” is situated in one of the most beautiful geographic regions of the Pantanal, the Abobral Pantanal, washed by the river Abobral. The lodge is part of a commercial cattle ranch carrying about 1.500 head in a total area of 4.200 Has. It was previously called “hotel fazenda Xaraés” (farm hotel), open to tourists from 1991 to 2000 and was owned by local businessmen.

In 2001 it was purchased by Portuguese businessmen and the name was changed to “Pousada do Xaraés” (the Xaraés lodge), and the previous infrastructure was totally remodeled and amplified giving it excellent conditons of both comfort and quality.

The lodge now has the capacity to receive 46 guests in its facilities which include an all purpose multimedia event room, dining room, sitting room with fire place, games area and bar, Kiosk for barbecues and a wood fired stove, ecological swimming pool (no chemicals used), children’s pool, poli-sport court, football pitch, beach volleyball pitch, lassoing track, etc.